Mar 14, 2012
"Green Hornet 2" is a no-go
My day just got a little bit brighter when I learned that Columbia will not be subjecting audiences to another round of the "Seth Rogen Kills The Green Hornet". While the film almost broke even at the box office Columbia executives were less than thrilled with how much it cost to produce, not to mention what it cost to convert (after the fact) to 3D. Whatever it takes to keep Rogen away from this once respectable pop culture property is okay with me.
Rodriguez confirms "Sin City 2" is finally on
After what has seemed like an endless series of delays Robert Rodriguez has finally confirmed that "Sin City 2" will start shooting this summer. Though he was cagey when asked if the cast of the original Sin City would be returning for the sequel he did say he's had talks with several members of the original cast and that the cast for the sequel would be “of the same caliber and eclecticism” as the original.
One big "if" in the casting department is Mickey Rourke who has stated more than once in the past couple of years that he has little interest in reprising the role of Marv which was one of the undisputed highlights of the first film. It remains to be seen if Rodriguez and Miller will be able to talk him into changing his mind.
Sin City author Frank Miller has previously stated that the storyline for the sequel will include an adaptation of "A Dame to Kill For" along with "Just Another Saturday Night" as well as a couple of new stories penned for the film that will serve to tie things together.
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Sin City author Frank Miller has previously stated that the storyline for the sequel will include an adaptation of "A Dame to Kill For" along with "Just Another Saturday Night" as well as a couple of new stories penned for the film that will serve to tie things together.
Mar 13, 2012
The top 10 movies for the weekend of March 9 - March 11, 2012
| 1) Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $38.8 Million |
| 2) John Carter | $30.1 Million |
| 3) Project X | $11.1 Million |
| 4) Act of Valor | $6.9 Million |
| 5) Silent House | $6.6 Million |
| 6) A Thousand Words | $6.1 Million |
| 7) Safe House | $4.8 Million |
| 8) The Vow | $3.8 Million |
| 9) This Means War | $3.7 Million |
| 10) Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $3.6 Million |
The number one movie a year ago this week was Sony's "Battle: Los Angeles" which debuted in the top spot with $35.5 million.
Mar 12, 2012
New "Prometheus" teaser trailer
Word has it that a new trailer for Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" is due out this weekend. To prepare the ground for that happy event Fox has released a new teaser that gives a glimpse of what to expect in the new trailer. It's short to be sure but includes some images not included in the original teaser. Enjoy.
"On the Road" - trailer
55 years after it was written and became the bible of the beat generation Jack Kerouac's seminal road tale is finally making it to the big screen later this year. The film stars Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Sturridge, Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart as the doobie rolling child bride of Kerouac's best friend, Dean Moriarty.
Mar 11, 2012
"Meeting Evil" - trailer
Luke Wilson is a guy down on his luck. Samuel L. Jackson is one evil dude who swoops down on the depressed and desperate Wilson, presents him with temptation galore and drags him down a murderous path that seems to have no end.
"Meeting Evil" hits theaters May 4th.
"Meeting Evil" hits theaters May 4th.
Mar 9, 2012
"John Carter" - 2012 - movie review
The suits at Disney chose to leave "of Mars" off the title of this McMovie. Though I'm not privy to their reasoning I'd say it was the smartest thing they could have done. When Edgar Rice Burroughs authored the "John Carter of Mars" stories little was known about the red planet. Today most 4th graders would look at the ridiculous representation here and scoff "My baby brother knows that Mars doesn't have a breathable atmosphere!"
The title character of this movie is a psychopath whose only desire is for violence and mayhem. He's aggressively anti-social and would just as soon punch you as say "hello". He fought for the confederacy during the Civil War (I guess Disney research has shown that being pro-slavery makes you a more attractive hero) and despises the victorious Union troops who capture him. Being an ultra-violent, slavery-loving psychopath there ain't a Union jail can hold him gosh dang it and he soon escapes Union control and flees into the desert where, of course, he comes upon an alien in a cave who just happens to be dying and just happens to pass on to him a device that teleports him to "Mars" (though if I had a baby brother he could tell you that the Martian sunlight as depicted here is all wrong).
Carter finds that in the lighter gravity he's able to jump really far. He eventually careens into a cabbage patch nursery abandoned by whoever was supposed to be doing nest duty but is shortly thereafter captured when the derelict nest watchers, (who were apparently on toilet break or something), return. Before he's captured he demonstrates his ability to jump really high and this impresses the native desert people who adopt him as "Virginia" (the state he said he came from).
From here the story begins to weigh heavily on the eyelids. There's a war going on between the two resident "humanoid" races. All the peace loving low-tech desert-victim-people can do is stand by and witness the horrible brutality the (white) humanoids rain down on one another. There's a princess (the monarchy fairy tale raises it's fetid, slimy head yet again) who's also a tech whiz and is dead set against being married off to a prince of the enemy side, blah, blah, blah, yawn, snore...
So you get the idea. The reluctant psychopath is drawn into the conflict, the princess falls for him because lunatics are so wonderfully unpredictable, the victim-people from the desert find a champion (if they didn't let him fight someone else he'd probably kill them) and, since you have two groups of white guys fighting each other, at least some white guys are guaranteed to lose as dictated by Hollywood by-law b2871.
So just what is John Carter? Well, it's part "Cowboys and Aliens" (not the good parts) part "Attack of the Clones" (especially the art direction) and part Beauty and the Beast (though I have yet to figure out who the beauty is). It's possibly a good movie for young children who haven't had much science yet in school or been exposed to any decent sci-fi. For me it's the worst sci-fi film since "Congo". On the upside we now know what cabbage patch kids look like when they grow up.
If you're a sci-fi fan considering plopping down your hard earned money on John Carter I'd suggest holding onto your money until June 8th.
The title character of this movie is a psychopath whose only desire is for violence and mayhem. He's aggressively anti-social and would just as soon punch you as say "hello". He fought for the confederacy during the Civil War (I guess Disney research has shown that being pro-slavery makes you a more attractive hero) and despises the victorious Union troops who capture him. Being an ultra-violent, slavery-loving psychopath there ain't a Union jail can hold him gosh dang it and he soon escapes Union control and flees into the desert where, of course, he comes upon an alien in a cave who just happens to be dying and just happens to pass on to him a device that teleports him to "Mars" (though if I had a baby brother he could tell you that the Martian sunlight as depicted here is all wrong).
Carter finds that in the lighter gravity he's able to jump really far. He eventually careens into a cabbage patch nursery abandoned by whoever was supposed to be doing nest duty but is shortly thereafter captured when the derelict nest watchers, (who were apparently on toilet break or something), return. Before he's captured he demonstrates his ability to jump really high and this impresses the native desert people who adopt him as "Virginia" (the state he said he came from).
From here the story begins to weigh heavily on the eyelids. There's a war going on between the two resident "humanoid" races. All the peace loving low-tech desert-victim-people can do is stand by and witness the horrible brutality the (white) humanoids rain down on one another. There's a princess (the monarchy fairy tale raises it's fetid, slimy head yet again) who's also a tech whiz and is dead set against being married off to a prince of the enemy side, blah, blah, blah, yawn, snore...
So you get the idea. The reluctant psychopath is drawn into the conflict, the princess falls for him because lunatics are so wonderfully unpredictable, the victim-people from the desert find a champion (if they didn't let him fight someone else he'd probably kill them) and, since you have two groups of white guys fighting each other, at least some white guys are guaranteed to lose as dictated by Hollywood by-law b2871.
So just what is John Carter? Well, it's part "Cowboys and Aliens" (not the good parts) part "Attack of the Clones" (especially the art direction) and part Beauty and the Beast (though I have yet to figure out who the beauty is). It's possibly a good movie for young children who haven't had much science yet in school or been exposed to any decent sci-fi. For me it's the worst sci-fi film since "Congo". On the upside we now know what cabbage patch kids look like when they grow up.
If you're a sci-fi fan considering plopping down your hard earned money on John Carter I'd suggest holding onto your money until June 8th.
Trailer for Irish horror film "Citadel"
In the wake of the global financial meltdown and the devastating effect that had on the Irish economy it seems the mood in the Emerald Isle has turned a bit south. As evidence I give you Ciaran Foy's new horror film "Citadel".
From the promo blurb...
The dilapidated suburbia of Edenstown casts a shadow over Tommy Cowley's life. Trapped there by his agoraphobia since his wife was fatally attacked by twisted feral children, he nowfinds himself terrorized by the same mysterious hooded gang, who seem intent on taking his baby daughter.
Citadel is scheduled to debut at this year's SXSW festival.
From the promo blurb...
The dilapidated suburbia of Edenstown casts a shadow over Tommy Cowley's life. Trapped there by his agoraphobia since his wife was fatally attacked by twisted feral children, he nowfinds himself terrorized by the same mysterious hooded gang, who seem intent on taking his baby daughter.
Citadel is scheduled to debut at this year's SXSW festival.
"Prometheus" to be released in 3D IMAX
To almost no one's surprise Fox has announced that Ridley Scott's long awaited "Prometheus" will be released in 3D IMAX simultaneously with it's 2D release (that's June 8th).
Mar 8, 2012
Off the beaten track trailer of the day - "Consuming Spirits"
Watching this trailer from Chris Sullivan's animated film I was reminded of the work of Joseph Cornell. Different medium sure but lots of similarities: from it's hodge-podge pieced-together-from-whatever-is-available feel to the American Gothic-style nature of the narrative to the obsessive dedication it must have taken to put it together . Here's part of the promotional blurb...
Nearly 15 years in the making, Chris Sullivan's Consuming Spirits is a meticulously constructed tour de force of experimental animation... that tracks the intertwined lives of three kindred spirits working at a local newspaper in a Midwestern rust belt town.
Nearly 15 years in the making, Chris Sullivan's Consuming Spirits is a meticulously constructed tour de force of experimental animation... that tracks the intertwined lives of three kindred spirits working at a local newspaper in a Midwestern rust belt town.
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